I may not be looking at this from the proper perspective, but it seems that when we are talking about COVID 19 deaths and the numbers of deaths coming from a state, to merely focus on the number of deaths for the state without taking into consideration the population of the state and total cases that it skews people's perception. For example, in California, there have been 49877 deaths of 3455361. If I have calculated that correctly, that is 1.44%. In New York, it is 2.9% (46,680 deaths:1,611,288 confirmed cases.) When you look at Georgia, the percentage of deaths to confirmed cases is 1.72% and these numbers play out in numerous states across the nation (Texas 1.64%, Arizona 1.69%, Pennsylvania 2.58%, Ohio 1.72%, Kansas 1.58%, Louisiana 2.23% New Jersey 2.98%, Maryland 2.03%, Michigan 2.56%, Massachusetts 2.93%,Maryland 2.03%, Florida 1.67%, Iowa 1.62%, Connecticut 2.74%, Arkansas 1.7%, Alabama 1.98%, etc.) So California Gov Newsome is being lambasted though his death rate/confirmed cases is much less than many smaller states. It is interesting that certain governors are under scrutiny and attack while other governors, whose deaths to confirmed cases ratios are as high, or significantly higher, receive no attention at all. This is certainly an area where the media is at fault for not presenting information in the proper perspective, but proper perspective doesn't play well and we know that the majority of people will accept without verifying. Sad.
PS. Neera Tanden is status quo. Kind of funny that she is being denied confirmation. Her nomination will be replaced with another status quo. ( and mean tweets? Really?)
I agree with your reasoning although I see nothing to support Republicans voting to confirm any of Joe's nominees.
I may not be looking at this from the proper perspective, but it seems that when we are talking about COVID 19 deaths and the numbers of deaths coming from a state, to merely focus on the number of deaths for the state without taking into consideration the population of the state and total cases that it skews people's perception. For example, in California, there have been 49877 deaths of 3455361. If I have calculated that correctly, that is 1.44%. In New York, it is 2.9% (46,680 deaths:1,611,288 confirmed cases.) When you look at Georgia, the percentage of deaths to confirmed cases is 1.72% and these numbers play out in numerous states across the nation (Texas 1.64%, Arizona 1.69%, Pennsylvania 2.58%, Ohio 1.72%, Kansas 1.58%, Louisiana 2.23% New Jersey 2.98%, Maryland 2.03%, Michigan 2.56%, Massachusetts 2.93%,Maryland 2.03%, Florida 1.67%, Iowa 1.62%, Connecticut 2.74%, Arkansas 1.7%, Alabama 1.98%, etc.) So California Gov Newsome is being lambasted though his death rate/confirmed cases is much less than many smaller states. It is interesting that certain governors are under scrutiny and attack while other governors, whose deaths to confirmed cases ratios are as high, or significantly higher, receive no attention at all. This is certainly an area where the media is at fault for not presenting information in the proper perspective, but proper perspective doesn't play well and we know that the majority of people will accept without verifying. Sad.
PS. Neera Tanden is status quo. Kind of funny that she is being denied confirmation. Her nomination will be replaced with another status quo. ( and mean tweets? Really?)